torbernite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tôr′bər nīt′)


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tor•bern•ite  (tôr′bər nīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a mineral, hydrated copper uranium phosphate, CuU2P2O12·12H2O, occurring in square tabular crystals of a bright-green color: a minor ore of uranium;
    copper uranite. Also called chalcolite.
  • 1850–55; named after Torbern Bergman (1735–84), Swedish chemist; see -ite1

'torbernite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chalcolite - uranite

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